The club's young players are given everything they could possibly need to succeed, but the pressure is relentless
You won’t see any Manchester City youngsters with their socks rolled up over their knees when they take on Chelsea in the FA Youth Cup final on Wednesday night - it’s against the rules.
“First of all I don't know what the reason is to pull the socks over your knees,” says Lee Carsley, coach of the Under-18 team that will play at Stamford Bridge. “I’d say, ‘Don't be silly, John Terry can do it, that's fine, but just pull your socks down, look normal’.